Monday's letters: Truly in need’

Published: Monday, November 11, 2013 at 4:30 a.m.

Last Modified: Friday, November 8, 2013 at 4:22 p.m.

To the editor: Your article in the Oct. 29 edition regarding “McCrory refuses to call special session to expand Medicaid” indicates the Kaiser Family Foundation estimates 320,000 North Carolinians will miss out on the expansion. Most Medicaid recipients are poor children, older adults and the disabled.

Gov. Pat McCrory is quoted as saying, “I will not sacrifice quality care for the people truly in need.” Is he implying that the 320,000 North Carolinians, mostly poor children, older adults and the disabled, are not “truly in need?”

He further stated “ … nor risk further budget overruns by expanding an already broken system.” Again, is he implying that the need to curtail budget overruns, i.e. keeping taxes lower for wealthy North Carolinians and corporations, is actually more important than caring for poor children, older adults and the disabled?

In my humble opinion, this is without conscience!

Clay Eddleman

Chairman of the Henderson County Democratic Party,

Hendersonville

Socialist agenda

To the editor: How appropriate that this Halloween the mask of liberalism comes off and we really get to see what the past five years have given the American “sheeple” for their investment in the “first black president” in U.S. history! Who, incidentally, you can’t possibly criticize and not be called a bigot or a racist.

Obamacare is a disaster and has caused millions to lose their current health insurance policies, and at no time in our history have we had more social unrest, class warfare and racial division, let alone an economy on life support, and all thanks to the liberal wing of the Democratic Party and the “sheeple” who promulgated its socialist agenda!

While socially conservative GOP patriots like Ted Cruz and Mike Lee continue to be vilified as “wacko birds” for standing up for core American values and principles, the Democratic Party continues to get a pass for bringing this country to the brink of economic and moral collapse, and I hold responsible the foolish, misinformed electorate for voting for this nightmare not only once but twice! We get the leaders we deserve!

Bob Jopson

Hendersonville

More sanitary

To the editor: Since the municipal elections are now over, this would be a good time for our cities of Hendersonville and Asheville to rethink their future policies regarding health and sanitation at city-sponsored festivities such as the North Carolina Apple Festival.

Although mobile lavatories or “porta-potties” are provided to tourists and visitors at these activities, there is a lack of opportunities for hand-washing.

In the 1900s, this might have been adequate, but in the 21st century we can do much better. And both our children and grandchildren will benefit from the proper guidance.

The problem of messy and unclean hands could be easily solved by providing soap dispensers, warm water, paper towels and/or sanitary wipes to the out-of-town families.

Dr. Ralph W. Bastedo

Hendersonville

Let’s wake up

To the editor: When will America wake up?

It is usually in the morning. How about after a nightmare? It has lasted almost five years.

Jobs have been stagnant with the help of the Environmental Protection Agency, spending is out of control, we had the needless deaths of four Americans in Benghazi, the National Security Agency is spying everywhere without any accountability, and the IRS became the bully for the White House and its agenda.

Frankly, I am sick of lies, deceptions and promises not kept. The hidden taxes in Obamacare are slowly emerging, and you will be paying them.

I believe Barack Obama’s goal is to bring America to its knees by control. Your rights are disappearing through control of education, economics, health and political correctness.

America — wake up. Soon we will be prohibited from the rights we grew up with, such as the Pledge of Allegiance, God Bless America, In God We Trust and saluting the flag.

<p>To the editor: Your article in the Oct. 29 edition regarding McCrory refuses to call special session to expand Medicaid indicates the Kaiser Family Foundation estimates 320,000 North Carolinians will miss out on the expansion. Most Medicaid recipients are poor children, older adults and the disabled.</p><p>Gov. Pat McCrory is quoted as saying, I will not sacrifice quality care for the people truly in need. Is he implying that the 320,000 North Carolinians, mostly poor children, older adults and the disabled, are not truly in need?</p><p>He further stated  nor risk further budget overruns by expanding an already broken system. Again, is he implying that the need to curtail budget overruns, i.e. keeping taxes lower for wealthy North Carolinians and corporations, is actually more important than caring for poor children, older adults and the disabled?</p><p>In my humble opinion, this is without conscience!</p><p><em>Clay Eddleman</em></p><p><em>Chairman of the Henderson County Democratic Party,</em></p><p><em>Hendersonville</em></p><h3>Socialist agenda</h3>
<p>To the editor: How appropriate that this Halloween the mask of liberalism comes off and we really get to see what the past five years have given the American sheeple for their investment in the first black president in U.S. history! Who, incidentally, you can’t possibly criticize and not be called a bigot or a racist.</p><p>Obamacare is a disaster and has caused millions to lose their current health insurance policies, and at no time in our history have we had more social unrest, class warfare and racial division, let alone an economy on life support, and all thanks to the liberal wing of the Democratic Party and the sheeple who promulgated its socialist agenda!</p><p>While socially conservative GOP patriots like Ted Cruz and Mike Lee continue to be vilified as wacko birds for standing up for core American values and principles, the Democratic Party continues to get a pass for bringing this country to the brink of economic and moral collapse, and I hold responsible the foolish, misinformed electorate for voting for this nightmare not only once but twice! We get the leaders we deserve!</p><p><em>Bob Jopson</em></p><p><em>Hendersonville</em></p><h3>More sanitary</h3>
<p>To the editor: Since the municipal elections are now over, this would be a good time for our cities of Hendersonville and Asheville to rethink their future policies regarding health and sanitation at city-sponsored festivities such as the North Carolina Apple Festival.</p><p>Although mobile lavatories or porta-potties are provided to tourists and visitors at these activities, there is a lack of opportunities for hand-washing.</p><p>In the 1900s, this might have been adequate, but in the 21st century we can do much better. And both our children and grandchildren will benefit from the proper guidance.</p><p>The problem of messy and unclean hands could be easily solved by providing soap dispensers, warm water, paper towels and/or sanitary wipes to the out-of-town families.</p><p><em>Dr. Ralph W. Bastedo</em></p><p><em>Hendersonville</em></p><h3>Let’s wake up</h3>
<p>To the editor: When will America wake up?</p><p>It is usually in the morning. How about after a nightmare? It has lasted almost five years.</p><p>Jobs have been stagnant with the help of the Environmental Protection Agency, spending is out of control, we had the needless deaths of four Americans in Benghazi, the National Security Agency is spying everywhere without any accountability, and the IRS became the bully for the White House and its agenda.</p><p>Frankly, I am sick of lies, deceptions and promises not kept. The hidden taxes in Obamacare are slowly emerging, and you will be paying them.</p><p>I believe Barack Obama’s goal is to bring America to its knees by control. Your rights are disappearing through control of education, economics, health and political correctness.</p><p>America  wake up. Soon we will be prohibited from the rights we grew up with, such as the Pledge of Allegiance, God Bless America, In God We Trust and saluting the flag.</p><p><em>Burt Greenberg</em></p><p><em>Hendersonville</em></p>